schwimmen
| Date: | Su 19.07.2026 |
| Time: | 17:00 hour |
| Location: | ZQ-Bühne |
| Price: | CHF 35.– / 25.– / 15.– |
| Duration: | 60 minutes |
| Age: | From 8 years |
| Language: | DE |
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Swimming, stumbling, hoping: It’s about the moments when we are thrown in at the deep end and lose our footing – about struggling with the currents of life. It is about crises such as break-ups, deaths, the end of school or being made redundant, all events for which hardly anything prepares us. They are moments in which certainties break away and habits have to be abandoned, shock moments that leave their mark and change us – for better or for worse. Talking about it requires courage, because we show ourselves to be vulnerable.
Zirkus Neuland uses the stage to talk about difficult personal experiences and what helped them to get their feet back on solid ground. What survival strategies did they develop? Who or what came to their aid? What swimming styles did they find?
It is not about self-pityingly lamenting problems, but about showing how to swim. Deep questions and open possibilities arise between sinking and salvation. An empowering play that allows us to regain our footing.
Company
Circus Neuland (CH)
Circus Neuland brings together former youth circus artists aged 18 and over as well as young circus performers and stage artists as part of various circus projects. The youth circuses in the Basel area all have an age limit of 18 years. For many of the teenagers, the end is very abrupt and there is no offer for those who want to continue doing circus in a semi-professional setting after the youth circus. Circus Neuland fills this gap by offering open training sessions, a variety of workshops and an annual stage production.
Credits
| Game | Annika Bürklin |
| Game | Ika Schnyder |
| Game | Aylin Widmer |
| Game | Timea Rickenbach |
| Game | Yella Büchler |
| Direction | Noa Brodbeck |
| Director/Artistic direction | Vinzent Gisi |
| Production manager | Martina Stöckli |
| Technology | Leonti Usoltsev |
Audience information
Accessibility
The Zirkusquartier is wheelchair accessible. You can find more information here.
Awareness
To ensure that everyone feels comfortable in the Zirkusquartier, we want you to be conscious and mindful. The Zirkusquartier opposes all forms of discrimination. You can find more information about awareness here.
Tickets
There are flexible admission prices for shows with ticketing: You can choose between the solidarity price (CHF 35.00), the regular price (CHF 25.00) and the budget price (CHF 15.00).
Ticket corner
The box office opens 1 hour before the performance begins. Payment in cash or twint.
Free Entry
Children under the age of 5, persons accompanying visitors with disabilities, persons with residence permits S, N, F and others do not pay admission.
Free choice of seats
Please be there 10 minutes in advance. There is free seating for all three ticket prices.
Age
Please note the age information.
Bar service
The bar is open one hour before and after the show.
Parking
There are no parking spaces available on the premises.